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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me, the most obvious short-term solution is to rent space in some of the unused commercial buildings in the county. But there are inherent limitations with this:

1) They probably are not "up to code" in terms of being school facilities. Still, I think we could use them as satellite campuses for classroom space, etc.

2) Landlords may be unwilling to lock in negotiated rates -- they'd prefer to keep empty.[/quote]

Although I do not like this idea at all, it's much more reasonable than the other suggestions re: DC.

The county needs to do a real assessment of the costs associated with these alternative solutions (i.e., not building a new school).  Murphy's CIP had double shifting as a non-capital solution but only mentions in a footnote that operational costs could be significant.  Duh, if you keep schools open longer throughout the day and in the school year you need more resources (staff, facilities, etc.).  Why isn't this being calculated?

Also, as another poster suggested in the other APS thread, a detailed survey should be done of WL students and parents to examine the actual impact of zero periods and other alternative approaches they've already started before deciding to roll them out to the other APS schools.  There are obviously things that may solve space constraints, but may not be good ideas for learning, feeling of community w/n school, etc.[/quote]

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